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At Concept Schools, we get a little bit excited about all things related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). We always keep an eye out on what’s going on in STEM in the news. Each week we will share what we think is awesome and worth learning about.

There are many more amazing things going on in STEM than we have shared, so leave a comment with your favorite STEM news from this week.

The Red planet we used to think of as hot and dry might be home to more water than we thought. There is still more research to be done, but if there is indeed running water on the surface of Mars it would make human travel to the planet a little more accessible.

Well, sort of. Physicists have confirmed that we are not living in a computer simulation. It turns out that the rules of our universe cannot be modeled by even our largest computers, but that, of course, does not leave out the possibility that we’re all just players in a Sims game.

October is “Celebrate the Bilingual Child Month!” As parents and educators, what are some ways we can honor our bilingual kiddos? Check out this great post by McGraw-Hill Education about strategies you can use to honor the bilingual students in your classroom.